The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-09-07
Cattle show at Athens the 18th. inst.

Attention Is called 10 notice Of H. l.
Bray, to be found elscWher
Many Of our people attended the tenn
Perance eampmcctng al Madison Bridge,
last sabbath
Key G v Hanson will preach neat
Sunday afternoon, for the bethany Bap-
tist church.
L. b. Curtis has just completed the I'm
est concrete walk about his residence. TO
be seen in town.
Arthur W. Whitney Of Augusta, and
Daniel Wcbbcr of Lewiston, were in wn
over the sabbath
5 L. c. IIesclton and G. a. Joy of viii
! sons All Star Minstrcls, were at the Hes
/ elton over the Sabbath.
!, grand field day of Patrlarehs Militant
and Odd Fellows, will be held at Mar.
anoeook Sept. the lith.
Mrs. ]. w. Bailey, accompanied by
Miss Grace Colby, departed for her home
in Orange, n. j., Monday last.
a very large party of cXcurtonisls,
7 from this place and Canaan, will depart
for California, on the 22d, inst.
John H. McCone has been elected end
Lieut.. of Skowhcgan Light Infantry. in
place of Morse resigned
Mrs. Cynthia Dorothy returned home
last week, from visit Of several weeks
TO her daughter, at Cape Elizabeth.
Mr.. c. A. Marston came home from
the seashore Friday, Aug. 2Gth quite I'M
well and has been confined to his room
since
VIM. A. Smith has sold his farm in
Madison, two miles out of this village to
Lafayette Merrill, for $1,000, of Park
man
White y Wildes have got in some very
handsome dress goods and the most cx-
tensiye line of dress trimmings ever
shown in town.
S. W. Gould, Esq, had two fine san
ford Knox colts severely if not fatally
injured last week by coming in contact
with barb wire fence.
Mr. Harry Washburn, for some years
connected with kcene Bros, al their fac
tory in this village, as head packer, sev-
cred his connection with them last week
Mr.. &. W. Bishop and wife or New
York, have been the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. +. b. Heselton this week Together
they visit the State Fair at Lewiston to
day
A subscriber in Bangor Whites: Mr.. |
Smith, please send my paper to No. 3
Middle st. Bangor, after this" The |
omission of signature is fatal defect
in this message.
Attention is called to the advertisement |
of the Portland Business College to be
fouud' in another column. This school
received the first premium, at the Eastern
Maine State Fair, held at Bangor last
week, for the best specimens of plain
writing anu ornamental tlourishing and |
pen drawing.
Mr. c. j. Bailey, accompanied by Fred
Philbrick, departed for his home in New |
Jersey, Thursday morning last, driving
his recent purchase OF horse flesh. across
the country to Portland, where the team
was shipped by boat. Mrs. Bailey depart
ed by train the same morning, for Boston, |
where she visits relatives for Il few days, |
DR.. Conant visited the New England |
Fair at Worcester, last week. in the inter
csts of AuidroSiS. This week the State
Fair at Lewiston, claims his attention. |
1t is very nattcring to the doctor the rap /
idly increasing popularity this method of
disinfccting disease, is gaining through |
ont New England.
Arrangements have been made to have
games of ball every afternoon during our
Cattle Show and Fair. Tuesday Sept. %,
East Madison vs. Stars of SkoWhegan,
or Madison Bridges Wed. 81 SolonS Us.
CarrabasSctts, No. Anson: Thurs 20,
Skowhegans VS.. strongest down river
club, we can get.
The Days, in their new piece Up
side Down appeared at CobuIn Hail. ON
Sdluludy evening INST, W Soou louSt.
The piece is full of cute sayings, comical
situations and lively acting the whole in
tcrspersed with pleasing songs, by differ
ent members of the company. Judging
from the applause attending the compa-
ny's efforts to please, they succeeded and
on the whole, they gave good show.
The slack wire feat of Miss Lizzie Deri-
Gus DAILY and the balancing of Mr.. Frank
Livingstone, were excellent features.
Our base ball team again covered them
selves with glory, the past week, by visit
ing the Bangor fair, playing four games,
three with the NJ. S College and one
with the Bangors, winning every contest |
Space forbids our giving fuller report
of the games, but suffice it is To say that |
their accompanying friends were jublaut
at the result and exceedingly proud of |
them also. Upon the teams arrival |
home, the band met them at the depot |
and escorted them to Hotel Ilcsclton /
our citizens.
Mr.. X. W. Brown, so long and favor
ably known to the people throughout |
Somerset County, as a successful dealer |
and purchaser OF fine stock for the Mas
sachusetts markets, was united in mnr-
riage on Saturday evening last, to Miss |
Helen S. Blackden, a most estimable lady
of this place, and for some years sue
cessful teacher in our village schools,
The ceremony was performed at the resi-
ence of the brides sister, Mrs. S. f. Rob
inson, by Rev. j. II. Little, in the prensccc
of few invited guests, and the newly
welded pair are passing the present week
at the State Fair, in Lewiston,
/ Wilson's All Star Ministries and Prof
/ b rton's famous dog circus are to appear
at Coburn Hall on Saturday evening next,
for the benefit of our base ball associa